Week 8
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All | ACC | Big 10 | Big 12 | Big East | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt Conference | WAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Central Michigan (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.695 (10) | 5.791 5.791  | |||
| 2. Northern Illinois (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.741 (9) | 4.753 4.753  | |||
| 3. Ohio U. (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.863 (8) | 4.716 4.716  | |||
| 4. Temple (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.602 (12) | 4.655 4.655  1 | |||
| 5. Bowling Green (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.84 (2) | 4.291 4.291  1 | |||
| 6. Western Michigan (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.968 (7) | 3.987 3.987  | |||
| 7. Kent St (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.638 (11) | 3.709 3.709  2 | |||
| 8. Buffalo (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.086 (5) | 3.438 3.438  | |||
| 9. Toledo (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.289 (3) | 3.311 3.311  2 | |||
| 10. Akron (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.253 (4) | 2.427 2.427  | |||
| 11. Miami OH (0 - 8) Schedule: 5.228 (1) | 2.273 2.273  | |||
| 12. Ball St (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.562 (13) | 2.052 2.052  | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.016 (6) | 1.27 1.27  |